Steely Dan: "Steely Dan's name has been popping up as a hip musical crush. Remember, this glossy bop-pop was the indifferent aristocracy to punk rock's stone-throwing in the late 70's. People fought

gonna wear em with some bad sneakers

wow @ the pink flame on the right leg

feel like I’d have to move to San Diego to pull those off

But just imagine rolling up into Humphrey's by the Bay in those. The place would be yours.

I cried when I made these pants

"gonna wear em with some bad sneakers"

and your green earrings.

Man, those are really amazing.

Oh I missed this revive and posted in another SD thread cuz those are awesome

xxxpost And your spangled leather poncho.

+ fez

I've been a bit obsessed with Kid Charlemagne listening to 'The Royal Scam' quite a bit. I really wonder what Owsley or the people in the Dead thought of the tune. I kinda wish there was like a 13 minute disco Dead version somewhere. Was that tie known about the tune from the start or more later on?

little more understated:

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61%2Bd0QumwWL._AC_UL1500_.jpg

hmmmmm

https://lzhstore.myshopify.com/products/vintage-1990s-steely-dan-t-shirt-rare-good-quality-limited-edition

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0088/6377/6815/products/b1dac018a6ae5b7c86db86c7421c05a7_720x.jpg

Hey now re: the NKOTB/Color Me Badd/Ce Ce Peniston font use on those "Deacon Blues" lyrics on the back--sorta makes that line seem Bart Simpson-esque

"Don't have a black cow, Dan"

ah yes a "rare" "limited edition" "vintage 1990s" shirt available in all sizes from small - 5xl, seems legit

Nineties design overused white space, so they got that right. But who would want to revisit?

Yeah certainly doesn't seem legit... but I still ordered it.

pic.twitter.com/ka9vIdvsKu

— ben sears (@bensears) January 20, 2021

Are you guys going to make me post my awesome Pettibone Goo inspired SD shirt again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYsdtHqvliU

What happened to Don's leg?

Too much stomping on the avenue.

Combination of tropical drink and sub-par footwear did him in.

Ask his orthopedist, Dr. Wu

That was a nice message

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2176/9085/products/mockupnopresalestamp_1080x1080.jpg?v=1605723072

what would Don 'n' Ghost of Glenn have said?

DON: It's no surprise there's an online cottage industry of Steely Dan merchandise, because their lawyers aren't as good as ours. However the very thought of lumping them--or us, for that matter--into some sort of Punk Rock iconography is laughable, and possibly illegal.

GLENN: As so vividly illustrated in "Hey Nineteen", the barely legal stuff is where it's at!

DON: Well, yeah.

https://i.imgur.com/8JjFdfz.jpg

that is just the greatest. thank you.

When ILM Worlds Collide:

https://jbonamassa.com/features/monday-night-blues/ep249/

Joe Bonnamassa's name has been popping up as a hip musical crush. Remember, this glossy blues-rock was the indifferent aristocracy to poptimism's stone-throwing in the late 10's. People fought

The white boomer blues golf shirt is an idea whose time has come. Bonnamassa should go all in and do a full album of golf-themed blues songs.

3 putt boogie

bunker blues

bogey boogie blues

Turn up the eagles the neighbors are listening

unrelated: i recently picked up You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It... from the local record shop, just on a "wtf is this?" kinda standpoint. have only given it one listen but it's pretty fun to hear! the Dan-ness is legible in most of the tracks. one or two could, with some polish and added rockness, fit pretty nicely on Can't Buy A Thrill. i'm kinda surprised i'd never really registered its existence before.

There's a bit in a Steely Dan biography where they re-enact Fagen's cameo in that movie for a journalist or radio DJ, to illustrate its lameness. "Was that funny? Are you laughing?" asks Don.

This is amazing:

thinking again about how one of the best Gaucho knockoffs is by...McGruff the Crime Dog?? pic.twitter.com/ztKvSlg2eM

— Good Steely Dan Takes (@baddantakes) February 24, 2021

omg

Fagen might have tried another take for the lead vocals, though.

See also: Rolo Tony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G217BHRg4ZM

More of a mike McDonald thing, so steely adjacent

damn that mcgruff song rocks

There are some other jams on there, although not Dan-influenced.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMOXxX5_wAA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTl6aip7zqg

The marijuana track has a "Cold as Ice" Foreigner vibe. Maybe some Styx in there too.

Not sure what "Cocaine and Crack" is going for - Captain & Tenille?

tough to say... it def has an aesthetic of its own but some of it may be accidental, iow going for some other sound we can't hear and winding up with this due to the limitations of their drum machine and Casio resources.

"roly tony" is incredible, agreed it's less Dan and more general Yacht but very very well executed! clearly booked more studio time and more engaged musicians than the entire McGruff album.

The Crack & Cocaine chorus sounds like Couldn't I Just Tell You by Todd Rundgren